How do you keep from becoming disheartened when things repeatedly don’t go well?

<p>Disheartened, dejected, despondent. There are times when it feels like life as a whole is just not working. When I feel like that it gets worse when I start comparing myself to other people.</p> <p> </p> <p>Why is their life so great? What are they doing right that I’m doing wrong? Why can’t I make this work? Surely this can’t be this hard.</p> <p> </p> <p>It can spiral into “I’m a failure. Why do I bother.”</p> <p> </p> <p>Dr Cole Galloway has an interesting strategy. He agrees with the voice in his head and says, “Yeah. You’re right. It’s too hard. You should just quit.”</p> <p> </p> <p>(Personal note from me to you – if you have suicidal thoughts, do not use this strategy. The voice in your head is not to be trusted. Please seek a more reliable source for context and support. Including messaging me.💛) </p> <p> </p> <p>This often does one of two things.</p> <p> </p> <p>You might actually stop doing something that genuinely isn’t working and pivot to something else.</p> <p> </p> <p>Or you realize the thing is REALLY important to you and you double down to make it work. </p> <p> </p> <p>Ian Hendry reminded us that looking at how far you’ve come rather than just at how far you still want to go can be super helpful.</p> <p> </p> <p>Dr Cole asked a great question – HOW? How does that work. How do you not discount your progress?</p> <p> </p> <p>Dr. Rhonda Bompensa-Zimmerman suggested journalling and shared a story from a journal she recently found while cleaning her office.</p> <p> </p> <p>My suggestion was to believe other people when they tell you what a great job you are doing rather than discounting it.</p> <p> </p> <p>How do you keep from becoming disheartened? How can the people around you best help when you do?</p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with the panelists:</p> <p>Dr. Rhonda Bompensa-Zimmerman: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rhonda-bompensa-zimmerman-138aa3b/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rhonda-bompensa-zimmerman-138aa3b/</a></p> <p>Dr Cole Galloway, PT, PhD: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/co